(858) 551-5000

7731 Fay Ave
La Jolla, CA 92037 32.8438 -117.2747

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Neighborhoods: Village, Northern, Northern San Diego

Years in business

Established in 2003

Price:

$

Last updated 6.04.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Cuisine:

Japanese, Sushi

What People Are Saying About Aloha Sushi

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Casual sushi spot in La Jolla infuses traditional Japanese specialities with Hawaiian flavors that include tropical fruit and coconut.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. very cool atmosphere the music all great,the patio is huge and inside have cool booth sitting.
  2. It is a nice atmosphere and is decently priced.
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. The new bar and cabana looks great!
food quality
95.0% positive
  1. love the simple rolls: California and the spicy tuna!
  2. We go to Aloha Sushi all the time, best sushi rolls in town, they have deals every night.
  3. Aloha sushi has some delicious and unique rolls.
  4. I've been here at least ten times and while the plates are some of the best deals you can get in town the sushi is horribly overpriced for the amount of food you actually get.
  5. Lunch specials at Aloha are unique and very well-priced, with a sushi roll, teriyaki, miso soup, and lumpia.
  6. Great sushi and other specialties for a great value!
  7. Good plates but a sushi rip-off
  8. This is the best sushi restaurant in san diego
  9. Good neighborhood, decent food
  10. The food is great, and there is a variety of sushi to chicken.
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. The food is great, and there is a variety of sushi to chicken.
overall
100.0% positive
  1. This is the best sushi restaurant in san diego
service
0.0% positive
  1. I've never experienced such horrible service.
value
87.5% positive
  1. I've been here at least ten times and while the plates are some of the best deals you can get in town the sushi is horribly overpriced for the amount of food you actually get.
  2. very cool atmosphere the music all great,the patio is huge and inside have cool booth sitting.
  3. Great sushi and other specialties for a great value!
  4. We go to Aloha Sushi all the time, best sushi rolls in town, they have deals every night.
1 Star Rating: Poor

01/30/11

Aftertaste

by Raniberto at Citysearch

The evening started good. The hostess was pleasant, took our Groupon coupon and seated us inside due to the chill that evening; limited indoor seating, but the patio is attractive given good weather. The server was also attentive initially. As the restaurant filled to include waiting guests she became less and less personable. At her suggestion, I ordered a small "hand wrap" while my wife completed her meal. We waited, waited, waited and finally she arrived with my small sushi; my wife had long since finished. Shortly there after the bill was presented. A glass of not inexpensive wine had been added to the bill and the Groupon credit was not deducted. The waitress claimed she did not have a Groupon coupon, but would adjust the bill for the wine. Upon her return with the adjusted bill she had found the Groupon and all appeared well. I paid with cash and waited for my change for at least 20 minutes. Once I got her attention she did return my change. I got a strong impression she was going to pocket the $40.00 Groupon, serve herself or a friend the glass of wine, and keep all the change from the bill. I would say unethical at best.

The food was the high point, attractive-fresh-generous, and well prepared. Unfortunately, the food does not compensate for questionable employees and poor service.

1 Star Rating: Poor

01/17/11

HORRIBLE

by christmaszorro at Citysearch

Used a groupon and read the reviews ... but the reviews were unreliable or maybe there is a new owner or maybe that is why they did the Groupon deal (but I am glad that I only bought one). The hostess was nice, but she was ditsy and clueless, when we gave her our information apparently she didn't write our name down, just our party number and my cell number, but didn't ask for our name (odd). Then 1 hour later we were seated in the Cabana, and the hostess didn't give us menus, give us utensils or napkins and didn't tell the waitress that we were there (we were the last cabana. We waited for 20+ minutes until someone came and found out that the hostess didn't tell the waitress that we were there (according to the waitress).

So we order, and the waitress brought the ginger and sesame seeds were ordered but didn't bring chopsticks or fork to eat them with. STUPID! So we waited 5 minutes and then had to go get someone. Waited 30+ minutes for our sushi to and, by the time they served it, cold tempura which we sent back because it was cold and soggy.

Sake was horrible and cheap quality!! The sushi was made with old fish and tons of rice (I couldn't eat one of the rolls because it tasted so fishy and yellow tail is not supposed to taste fishy!).

WILL NEVER COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/05/09

Great Sushi!!! Love the cabana..

by CSMobileUser3 at Citysearch

We go to Aloha Sushi all the time, best sushi rolls in town, they have deals every night. The new bar and cabana looks great!!! Keep up the good work.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

07/25/08

Good plates but a sushi rip-off

by onefierystar at Citysearch

I've been here at least ten times and while the plates are some of the best deals you can get in town the sushi is horribly overpriced for the amount of food you actually get. Plan on spending at least $25 for sushi rolls to even get full--and I'm a petite girl with a normal appetite! While I give them points for creativity and ambience, I can't help but feel a little foolish paying so much for so little. I also noticed they cut their rolls with a lot of fake crab so this is the first place I've tried to make a spicy scallop roll with a mixture of mostly fake crab dotted with the occasional scallop. The nigiris are even worse as they are sliced like sheets of vellum and priced like Sushi Ota's. Take my word and stick to their spare rib plate and spam musubi.

  • Pros: Great Hawaiian plates
  • Cons: Horribly overpriced under-quality sushi
1 Star Rating: Poor

06/19/08

TOO MUCH MONEY FOR SUCH LITTLE WIMPY PICES OF SUSHI

by professionalcritique at Citysearch

We have been to 30! sushi restaurants in the area, and NEVER have we seen such thin, small pieces of sushi ! Especially for such a large dollar amount! It would make sense if it was $1 per sushi, for the small amount would make dollar sense, but this restuarant is STRICTLY handing out paper thin sushi in order to cover their bills,...........thats too bad, for it will never bring back a customer! or any referrals.....

The Details on Aloha Sushi

Place Categories:

  • unique sushi rolls
  • very well-priced lunch specials
  • great food
  • worst service
  • great cabana
  • horribly overpriced sushi
  • best deals
  • love happy hour
  • great value
  • good plates
  • fave jalapeno roll
  • best sushi restaurant
  • recommend jlo roll
  • huge patio
  • love simple rolls
  • all great grill plate
  • great new bar
  • very cool atmosphere
  • great other specialties
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